There was not much bloodshed in this palace coup. Tuoba Ling knew that this was all thanks to the Zhuge Crossbow made according to the blueprint Qin Yanning gave him.
After the Second Prince and the Fourth Prince's men heard the news, they hurried to the palace, but were stopped by his men who had been guarding outside the palace gate. Relying on the Zhuge Crossbow, the guards took over the military power of the two princes without much effort.
From then on, the palace coup finally came to an end. Tuoba Ling looked at the rising sun and could only think of Qin Yanning in his heart.
At this moment, he had nothing else in mind but to hug Qin Yanning.
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Qin Yanning didn't sleep the whole night, but she didn't feel sleepy at all. As time went by, her hands clenched tighter and tighter.
It was not until daybreak that the palace guards outside the bedroom knocked on Qin Yanning's door. Through the door, Qin Yanning only heard Tuoba Ling saying to her, "Ningning, it's daybreak."
Hearing the man's voice at this moment, Qin Yanning felt as if she were in another world. She didn't bother to put on her shoes and ran to the door barefoot. As soon as the door opened, Tuoba Ling blocked most of the sunlight. Qin Yanning felt that the world in front of her was clear. She didn't care about the smell of blood on Tuoba Ling's body and got into Tuoba Ling's arms.
It was rare for Tuoba Ling to see Qin Yanning so gentle. He didn't say anything, but smiled happily. He raised his hand and rubbed the hair of the girl in his arms. Qin Yanning then realized that there was a large group of people in the room, and she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Nanny Ming didn't expect that Qin Yanning would quietly hook up with the third prince, but after all, the old one is cunning. Although Nanny Ming couldn't figure it out, she still winked at the palace maids around her.
It's clear from the looks of it that the Third Prince is the ultimate winner. Aren't they just an eyesore standing here?
Everyone immediately understood what was going on and retreated out the side door in a swarm.
Qin Yanning had established her prestige in front of everyone for several months, but now she felt that all these months of effort were wasted. She helplessly hid her head in Tuoba Ling's arms.
Tuoba Ling only then realized that Qin Yanning was not wearing shoes. The weather in the desert in October was not that cold, but he was still a little worried about Qin Yanning's health. After all, the spies in the Dazhang Palace said that the little princess had always been weak.
Tuoba Ling picked up Qin Yanning and carried her sideways, closing the door behind her. Feeling the weight of the girl in his arms, Tuoba Ling couldn't help but lower his head and ask, "I haven't told you to eat less on weekdays, so why are you still so thin?"
Qin Yanning pinched the flesh on his arm in protest, but Tuoba Ling was decisive, "You'll have to eat more in the future. It's okay, I can eat with you every day."
Tuoba Ling held Qin Yanning in his arms and carefully placed her on the bed. Qin Yanning only then realized that Tuoba Ling had an injury on his right shoulder. She looked at the man and asked, "You're injured, yet you're still trying to be brave and hold me?"
Tuoba Ling was scolded, but he was not annoyed at all, "Holding you is not showing off."
Qin Yanning never thought that Tuoba Ling would say sweet words to her one day. She put on her shoes and found the small medicine box under the dressing table to treat Tuoba Ling's wound.
Tuoba Ling watched Qin Yanning roll his liquor-soaked hand over his wound, a smile still on his face. "I'm actually very grateful for you hurting me that night."
Qin Yanning patted Tuoba Ling's left shoulder in annoyance, "You're addicted to being pitiful when you're injured, right?"
Tuoba Ling shook his head. "If you hadn't hurt me, I wouldn't be interested in you, nor would I find you so interesting and so nice."
Tuoba Ling raised his left hand and held Qin Yanning in his arms. Feeling the faint rose scent of the girl in his arms, he felt a sense of reality that he was still alive. He said, "Ningning, don't move. Let me hold you for a while, just a little while."
Qin Yanning did not refuse and allowed Tuoba Ling to extend the hug indefinitely.
Tuoba Ling used thundering means to imprison the eldest prince and the fifth prince, and seized the few military powers of the second prince and the fourth prince. For a time, he became the hottest candidate for the next Khan.
Tuoba Ling's hidden illness was also brought to the table for discussion. One faction of the clan members felt that Tuoba Ling had made great military achievements and had controlled the palace coup, so he deserved to be the next Khan. The other faction believed that Tuoba Ling could not have children, and even though he had military merits, he was not worthy of the position.
The eldest prince and the fifth prince entered the palace in armor, and although there was suspicion of a palace coup, the imperial physician confirmed that Tuoba Xiao had no wounds on his body after diagnosis. If he died accidentally in the Queen Mother's bed, then the eldest prince, who was the eldest son and already had three sons, was obviously more qualified to inherit the position of Khan than Tuoba Ling, a half-born prince who grew up with wolves until he was seven years old.
Tuoba Xiao did not leave any will during his lifetime, which made it uncertain who would inherit the Khan's position.
In his previous life, Tuoba Ling ascended to the position of Khan by suppressing the enemy with force. Therefore, until his death, some people in the court were dissatisfied with him. Some even said privately that the reason Tuoba Ling had no children was because his position as Khan was not obtained in a legitimate way.
In his previous life, Tuoba Ling found out that the Queen Consort had drugged Tuoba Xiao only after he ascended the throne. Therefore, even though the matter was a foregone conclusion, there were still people from the First Prince's faction who spread rumors saying that this was Tuoba Ling throwing dirty water on the Queen Consort when he was in power.
With Qin Yanning's existence in this life, this matter has obviously become much simpler.
The medicines Qin Yanning gave Tuoba Xiao were all produced by the system and could not be detected, but the poison given to Tuoba Xiao by the Queen Mother had traces that could be traced.
Because there was still a dispute in the court about who would be the Khan, Tuoba Ling temporarily took charge of state affairs. After handling Tuoba Xiao's funeral, the whole country of the desert was in mourning.
At Qin Yanning's reminder, Tuoba Ling started his investigation from the palace maids around the Queen Mother, and he indeed found something.
The Queen Dowager has been in close contact with a witch doctor outside the palace in recent years. Over the past decade, with the help of this witch doctor, at least ten children in the palace have died under the Queen Dowager's mask of mercy.
Not only that, the witch doctor also provided the Queen Dowager with a poison. The dosage of this poison is completely undetectable, but if taken over the years, it will cause people to indulge in lust, which will gradually hollow out the body, leaving only an empty shell.
This was exactly in line with the way Tuoba Xiao died. From then on, the matter of Tuoba Xiao's death in the Queen Mother's Palace finally came to an end.
Whether it was launching a palace coup, murdering the Khan, or killing so many royal heirs, it was enough to take the lives of the Queen Mother, the First Prince, and the Fifth Prince.
On the day of the Queen Dowager's execution, Tuoba Ling took Qin Yanning to meet the Queen Dowager.
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